Welcome to the Journal of Trading Standards online edition, JoTS Online. Browse through our latest Articles - including Analysis, Opinion Pieces, Features and a selection of articles from our acclaimed print journal.
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Posted: 27 May 2025
UPDATES: A routine roofing repair escalated into an alleged rogue trading scam that left a resident facing a vastly inflated bill. The successful prosecution highlights the importance of reporting high-pressure doorstep practices and protecting vulnerable consumers.
Posted: 13 May 2025
UPDATES: Details the outcome of a major investigation into illegal IPTV services, with substantial confiscation orders reinforcing the financial consequences of organised intellectual property crime.
Posted: 04 April 2025
UPDATES: A landmark Trading Standards prosecution has seen five rogue letting agents jailed and banned after exploiting vulnerable tenants, exposing the scale and complexity of organised housing fraud.
Posted: 24 January 2025
UPDATES: A trader who imported almost 1,000 non-compliant and unsafe e-scooters and e-bikes has been successfully prosecuted by Islington Council following a Trading Standards investigation. Sardar Rassa, who traded.
Posted: 15 January 2025
ANALYSIS: From test purchases to bleed kits and life-saving first-aid training, Barking & Dagenham Trading Standards is taking a proactive, partnership-led approach to tackling knife crime. This article explores how local enforcement, youth education and tighter controls on knife sales are working together to prevent harm – and why stronger online age-verification laws are a crucial next step ...
Posted: 15 January 2025
ANALYSIS: Test purchasing and intelligence-led enforcement continue to expose weaknesses in age-restricted knife sales. The latest activity highlights both progress made and the challenges that remain.
Posted: 07 January 2025
UPDATES: Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards secured fines and costs of more than £5,000 after counterfeit tobacco was found at a Dagenham shop during an Operation CeCe inspection. The case reinforces the public health and consumer protection risks posed by illicit tobacco sales.
Posted: 18 December 2024
UPDATES: A significant seizure of illicit cigarettes has disrupted the illegal tobacco trade while highlighting the wider links between counterfeit goods, organised crime and consumer harm.
Posted: 02 December 2024
UPDATES: A Dagenham shopkeeper and business have been fined after Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards found almost 2,000 illicit and counterfeit cigarettes hidden on the premises during Operation CeCe inspections.
Posted: 11 November 2024
UPDATES: A Tower Hamlets investigation has secured convictions against rogue letting agents who used multiple company names to exploit international students and workers through misleading adverts, unprotected deposits and unlawful rental practices.
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